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offercast2802_avr3v6_2.exe

Offercast - APN Install Manager

Ask.com

This installer is part of the Ask.com (APN) network which will install the Ask.com branded toolbar or browser extension which will take control of the web browser's search functions. The application offercast2802_avr3v6_2.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Offercast APN Install Manager installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.avery.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:

2.8.0.2

MD5:

85b6ee3a4a747c87ae5ae881a5642726

SHA-1:

d239c783e19fd1bb792e947692cf7d3ecd5d07ba

SHA-256:

ae527d3e70df669f2ebc15e7fcb2f300594c00419b1187648bb12c9863a32413

Scanner detections:

6 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

This is the APN Offercast install manager which will offer the user to opt-out of installing the Ask.com Toolbar as part of the setup routine.

Analysis date:

4/16/2024 8:20:41 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.Ask

7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.AskToolbar

4.0.3.1492

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1417

9.0.1.0245

ESET NOD32

Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)

8.10202

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Spigot.A

v2014.09.02.06

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Ask.W

14.9.2.18

File size:

1004.4 KB (1,028,528 bytes)

Product version:

2.8.0.2

Original file name:

AskInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\offercast2802_avr3v6_2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/26/2013 8:55:34 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:JcEnMrtFER9XnHfvHzEtts01u7SVTrwZYYXNFoeZYkCo:J6sRVnXzEtts01u+VTuYYNCkCo

Entry address:

0x74983

Entry point:

E8, 88, EE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 34, 85, 49, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, D4, 72, 49, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, 9C, 4B, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC... 
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Entropy:

6.6545

Code size:

598 KB (612,352 bytes)

The file offercast2802_avr3v6_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/.../Offercast2802_AVR3V6_2.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles/OP/en_us/Static Files/.../Offercast2802_AVR3V6_2.exe

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